Commercialized Prostitution in New York City Part 15

BEDFORD CASES

RESIDENCE OF GIRL BEFORE ENTERING PROSt.i.tUTION

------------------------------------------------------------------------- {Giving all they made 53 Living {Giving part 16 at home {Supported by parents or husband 32 {No statistics as to money paid 23 -- 124

Living {Giving all 15 with relatives {Giving part 9 -- 24

Boarding $1.50 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 5.40 6.00 13.50 No amount given --------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 9 20

Domestics living where they worked 26 --- TOTAL 194

TABLE XII

BEDFORD CASES

SOCIAL RELATIONS

Married 193 29.8 Single 454 70.1 --- TOTAL 647

STATEMENT OF 219 WOMEN WITH REGARD TO NUMBER OF CHILDREN

{ Pregnant on entering 1 { Miscarriage previous to entering Bedford 18 { Married { { One 66 women { Legitimate { Two 19 { children { Three 7 { { Eight 1 --- 93

{ Pregnant on entering 16 Single { Miscarriage previous to entering Bedford 18 women { { Illegitimate { One 63 { children { Two 10 73 --- TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES 219

No children, or no record of them 428 --- TOTAL 647

TABLE XIII

BEDFORD CASES

RELIGION

Catholic 266 41.1% Jewish 123 19.0% Protestant 252 38.9% No record 6 .9% ----------- TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES 647

[Ill.u.s.tration: GRAPH ILl.u.s.tRATING TABLE XIII]

TABLE XIV

BEDFORD CASES

AGE

I II III --------+-----------------++---------------------++-------------------- _Years_ _Number entering_ _First s.e.xual_ _Number entering_ _of age_ _Bedford_ _offense_ _prost.i.tution_ --------+------+----------++-------+-------------++-------+------------ 7 .. ...... 1 .33-1/3% .. .....

9 .. ...... 1 .33-1/3% .. .....

10 .. ...... 1 .33-1/3% .. .....

11 .. ...... 1 .33-1/3% .. .....

12 .. ...... 4 1.33-1/3% .. .....

13 .. ...... 12 4. % 1 .37% 14 .. ...... 29 9.66-2/3% 3 1.12% 15 12 1.86% 43 14.33-1/3% 11 4.08% 16 41 6.34% 61 20.33-1/3% 19 7.06% 17 65 10.05% 40 13.33-1/3% 40 14.87% 18 47 7.26% 31 10.33-1/3% 35 13.01% 19 65 10.05% 28 9.33-1/3% 32 11.90% 20 50 7.71% 19 6.33-1/3% 28 10.41% 21 61 9.43% 15 5.00% 31 11.52% 22 73 11.28% 3 1. % 22 8.18% 23 48 7.42% 6 2. % 17 6.32% 24 53 8.19% 3 1. % 9 3.35% 25 40 6.18% .. ........ 10 3.72% 26 22 3.40% .. ........ 3 1.12% 27 20 3.09% 1 .33-1/3% 6 2.23% 28 22 3.40% 1 .33-1/3% 2 .74% 29 24 3.71% .. ........ .. .....

30 2 .31% .. ........ .. .....

31 1 .15% .. ........ .. .....

32 1 .15% .. ........ .. .....

--------+------+----------++-------+-------------++-------+------------ Total No. cases 647 99.98% 300 100% 269 100% --------+------+----------++-------+-------------++-------+------------ Average Age 20 yr. 11.06 mos. 17 yrs. 16 days 18 yrs. 9.18 mos.

--------+-----------------++---------------------++-------------------- Highest 32 Highest 28 Highest 28 Lowest 15 Lowest 7 Lowest 13 Average 20.09 Average 17 Average 18.7 Mode 22 Mode 16 Mode 17 Mean 23.5 Mean 17.5 Mean 18.5 No. of cases 647 No. of cases 300 No. of cases 269 --------------------------++---------------------++--------------------

[Ill.u.s.tration: GRAPH ILl.u.s.tRATING TABLE XIV

(_Made from Table of Percentages_)]

TABLE XV

BEDFORD CASES

DISTRIBUTION OF AMERICAN BORN

{ White 341 [312]City born { 404 82.48% { Colored 63

{ White 63 Country born { 85 17.47% { Colored 22

Unknown 2 0.05% ---- ---- ------- TOTAL 491

[Ill.u.s.tration: GRAPH ILl.u.s.tRATING TABLE XV]

TABLE XVI

BEDFORD CASES

REASONS FOR COMING TO NEW YORK, OF THOSE BORN OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY

Ran away to escape home conditions 11 To live with family 78 To obtain work or easier work 26 To practice prost.i.tution 9 To see New York 10 With lover 1 Unknown 4 --- TOTAL 139

TABLE XVII

BEDFORD CASES

PROSt.i.tUTION: PRACTICED CONTINUOUSLY OR INTERRUPTEDLY

Continuously 166 59.50%

{ Married 19 { Living with parents 4 Not continuously { Stealing 3 { Working 32 58 20.79%

No statistics 55 19.71% ---- ------- TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES CONSIDERED 279